Interview: Author Christina Phillips + Giveaway

We are very happy to welcome author Christina Phillips here at Book Lovers Inc today. She’s the author of the wonderful Ancient Historical Romance books Forbidden and Captive which was released this month. Today she will tell a bit more about herself and what makes her books special. Please give her a warm welcome and be sure to stay tuned till the end to win one of her books.

The Smutty Lover: Christina can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Christina: Hi Has! Thank you for having me at Book Lovers Inc today! As for me, I’m married to my teenage sweetheart, we have three children and we emigrated from the UK to sunny Western Australia at the end of 1998.

The Smutty Lover: Describe a typical day of writing? Are you a planner or pantser?

Christina: Well, ideally I like …

Winners! *atchoum*

Hey Everyone!

I’ve been in bed for the last two days sick with fever and a nasty cold, so I’ll just take a short trip outside of the covers to announce today’s winners.

Congratulations to…

The lucky winner of a signed copy of Death’s Sweet Embrace by Tracey O’Hara is:

Judy

The lucky winner of Unveiled by Courtney Milan is:

Jeanne M

The lucky winner of their choice of Kiss of the Rose or Blood of the Rose by Kate Pearce is:

Audra

Congratulations Ladies, you will all be shortly e-mailed, you have 72 hours to get back to us, or we’ll have to draw new winners.

Ok, back to bed with some hot tea for me, have a nice Sunday evening everyone!

Copyright 2010-11 Book Lovers Inc.

When Authors Go Mad and Mad AND HULK

This week has heralded another entry (actually make that TWO- I just received breaking news whilst writing this post) for authors behaving badly. In fact we have had to make this a special post because, this would overshadow the general news post and I think that would be a disservice to it because I think after reading this post – it can never be stressed enough. Don’t react this way when you’re an author, a reviewer or a blogger.

Chiclit author, Sylvia Massara blogged about unprofessional reviewers who reviewed one of her books and created a huge backlash. My fellow Book Pusher – MinnChica gives a great summary of this brouhaha here at our blog . However she wrote this before Massara re-edited her post to remove her linking to Book Binge and another reviewer who also reviewed the …

Around the Bookish World: News Week-in-Review

Wow this week has been pretty major with surprising book news, Author CAPSLOCKFESTOS and meltdowns and covers galore – so no further ado let me layout these babies!
(Note: Due to breaking news about another brouhaha with another author gone mad – Book Lovers Inc is going to dedicate an entire post on this- this post canna take all the drama Cap’n)
Earlier this week the author, L.J Smith who is behind the successful YA books, The Vampire Diaries has announced that she wont be writing future books in the series because she does not agree to the new direction that the new series is heading. Alloy Entertainment who have creative control over the series as well as the rights will be concentrating on the relationship with Elena and Stefan instead of Damon. Smith has said she was deeply saddened …

Guestpost: Living In The Past by Vanessa Kelly + Giveaway

We are very happy to welcome regency author Vanessa Kelly here at Book Lovers Inc today.  One of her stories is part of the Invitation to Sin anthology which was released this month. Today she will tell us about her love for Regency Romance. Please give Vanessa a warm welcome and be sure to answer her question at the end for the chance to win your own copy.

I freely admit that the past holds an irresistible lure for me. As an author of Regency-set historical romance, this fascinating era provides the opportunity to bring my stories to life in settings that seem familiar but exotic, glittering and gritty, and full of endless possibilities for drama, passion, and conflict.

And I love the research. Okay, I realize that loving research so much qualifies me as a serious geek, but I like nothing better than sitting down with a …

Review: A Ghostly Menage by Eve Langlais

Format Read: EbookNumber of Pages: 59 pagesRelease Date: 15 October 2010Publisher: Cobblestone PressFormats Available: EbookPurchasing Info: Author’s Website, Goodreads

Book Blurb:

Forget ghosts who rattle chains, try living with ones that like to grope.

Jenna, desperate for change, buys a repossessed home on a whim. The townsfolk claim it’s haunted, but Jenna’s pretty sure all it needs is some filler to stop the drafts. But before long, even she has to admit, there’s more going on here than the vagaries of an old house. And whatever it is keeps making her panties damp and her dreams hot.

Derrick and Mark, werewolf twins, are stuck in their house as disembodied spirits all because of an evil witch. When their fated mate suddenly becomes the new owner, they …

Bookish Rants or Raves: Is Bigger, Better?

Hey Everyone! After this hiatus, when Authors took over our beloved Book Lovers Inc., I am back =)

I have been thinking about length when it comes to books. They can be in a series or standalone, but do the length matter? Do you prefer shorter books or longer ones? Full Novels or Novellas?

I am usually partial to Full length novels in general, but I have enjoyed a lot of Novellas and I feel that sometimes they are perfect in size to tell some stories that don’t really need 300+ pages to be told.

However, there are some Novellas or shorter length novels that have the potential to be so amazing, that the shorter length just doesn’t do it justice. In those cases, bigger would definitely be better.

Now, I want to know from you guys…

Do …

Review: A Blue So Dark by Holly Schindler

Format Read: PaperbackNumber of Pages: 266Release Date: 1 May 2010Publisher: FluxFormats Available: Paperback, EBookPurchasing Info: Author’s Website, Goodreads, Amazon

Book Blurb:

All I see are murky depths that could swallow me whole.

Mom knew that the mermaids – hand carved from driftwood by the owner of a souvenir shop – were all I wanted to take home from Florida. As she bought them, she looked down at me, her eyes not just glittering but snapping with fire like two Fourth of July sparklers. She ran her finger down the length of my nose, almost like you’d stroke a favourite pet, and said to the salesman, “We’re just alike, me and Aura.”

And you know, back then, the …

Young Adult: The Simpler Side of Life?

Sometimes I think people would say that I whinge more about YA than I read it, but that isn’t true. YA is like a friend or relative I turn to when everything gets too much. YA provides a simpler outlook on life devoid of adult issues and ways.

I have often said that it would be nice to be a kid again, when times were simpler. All one had to worry about was our friends, our homework and what movie we really wanted to see when our mum’s would let us go. Our biggest issue in life was a boy/girl not liking us or one of our friends giving us the silent treatment. Compared to what I have to deal with as an adult…that seems like heaven.

Yet young adults in general are so eager to grow up so it is …

Guest Post: Being an Author, Top 10 by Sherry Ficklin + Giveaway

Today we have the pleasure to welcome Author Sherry Ficklin on Book Lovers Inc. Military Brats: After Burn is the first book in a new series and it is release this week! You can read our Sexy Lover’s review HERE. Check out Sherry’s plans if she ever become a ‘huge world famous author’. I have to say I’d like to do a few things from that list too *wink* . Stay tuned until the end, Sherry is offering a cool prize pack to 1 lucky commenter!

Being an author, there is a certain level of expectation from the people I meet. As soon as they find out what I do they assume I’m rich and famous. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Early on in my career even I had these preconceived notions about the life of a writer. I remember …